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Father of Sadio Mane’s newly-wed wife has given details of how the Senegal superstar met his daughter, her real age and what attracted her to the former Liverpool star
Amadou Tamba, father of Aisha Tamba, the little-known woman who got married to Senegal superstar Sadio Mane, has revealed a number of details regarding the nature of the relationship between the pair.
Amadou has said that his daughter had a traditional arranged marriage to the footballer and that they did not date before tying the knot.
The Al-Nassr forward married Aisha in an Islamic ceremony on January 7 in Keur Massar, in Dakar, just six days before the start of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on January 13.
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Amadou also confirmed that his daughter is 18 and not 19 as has been widely reported, while revealing that 31-year-old Mane first set eyes on her more than two years ago'when she went to visit his family with her mother.
“My wife and Aisha visited their (Mane's) family one day, and this is where he met her for the first time,” Amadou said, as quoted by the Dailymail.
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“He probably saw something special in her and his parents appreciated her as well. They came to see me. We discussed as per the tradition, agreed on everything and waited for this day to happen.
“They were not dating because Aisha was still young.”
Reports have claimed that the marriage was arranged long ago when Aisha was still in school and that the former Liverpool forward was funding her education.
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Amadou says he never had any doubts about his daughter marrying the footballer since he subscribes to values that she and all of them admire.
“She is 18…. It (the first time Mane saw her) was more than two years ago,” he told local media.
“With the values and all that she heard about him, she accepted voluntarily. But as parents we also guided and advised her to freely make up her mind. God did what's best for her.”
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He added: “I knew that Sadio and all his family are very good and humble people. Sadio is just the reflection of his family.”
“However, as a father I also needed to know more about him, his education, his faith in God, humility. And I came to know much more that he is a good person.”
It is reported that Mane's uncle, who is close friends with Amadou, acted as a go-between with an imam visiting him to make a formal marriage proposal on behalf of the player.
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Amadou, an architect by profession, has interests in the construction industry and has reportedly been working closely with Mane and his family on a number of projects since 2013.
Mane is admired for his numerous acts of generosity in Senegal, having constructed a hospital and recently opened a new stadium funded by him in his hometown of Bambali.
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